Orange clipper



B. GUERRERO.

ORANGE CLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, I921.

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ORANGE CLIPPER.

Application filed-lllfarch 11, 1921. Serial no. 451,503.

To an whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, BnNIGNo Gonnnnno,

a citizen of Mexico, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of edges provided upon detachable blades which may be removed for the purpose of repair and replacement. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction in orange clippers; whereby the cutting knives may be made of different material than the other parts of the clipper to facilltate economical manufacture while permitting of using well tempered.

' are formed at the forward end with two sides steel cutting edges.

A further object of theinvention is toprovide a construction in the clippers whereby the cutting edges of the. blades of the jaws thereof, will slide over each other with a shearing action, and whereby the cutting edge of each blade may be caused to move against a shoulder on the opposite jaw to effect a pinching action, subsequent to the shearing action, so that in event the shearing action fails to cut the stem ofthe orange,

the stem will be severed by the squeezing or pinching action.

Other ob'ects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich: 3

Figure 1 is a view in perspective. of the orange clipper. i

Fi ure 2 is a view in, section as seen on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure ii is a view in perspective of oneof the cutting jaws.

Figure i is a view in perspective of a removable blade adapted to be'at'tached to the jaw shown in Figure 3. I Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the other cutting jaw. I

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of a removable blade adapted to be secured'to the jaw shown in Figure 5. p

' Figure 7 is an enlarged view in section as seen on the line 77 of Figure 1.

Fi ure 8 is a view in section as seen on the line 88 of Figure 1 Figure 9 is a view in section as seen on the line 9-9of Figure 1.

More specifically, 10 and 11 respectively indicate contiguous concave convexjaws adapted to be advanced and retracted relative to one another to provide a shearing action after the manner common to clippers, shears, and the like. formed integral with handles 12. and 13 respectively, which are of any suitable construction, mat'eriahand proportion, but here shown as being formedconcave-convex with the convex sides presented outermost to pro vide a smooth gripping surface, and formed by. stamping to provide light weight, but rigid construction; the proportions being such that the handles jointly are easily grasped and manipulated by the fingers and palm of the hand. Each of these handles members l4'14: and 15-15, formed integral therewith and separated by a space 16l6, one of these members let of each handle being extended-to form the jaw. In assembling the clipper, each jaw is passed through the space 1.6, in the other handle and the jaws are pivoted together by means of a pin 17, which extends .through aligningholes 18, in each of the members 15 and14; of each handle after the manner common to pliers and the like.

The handles are normally held yieldably apart by a spring 19 to facilitate rapid movement of-the jaws. Each handle is provided with adjustable hand guards 20 and 21,.thev upper guard 20 extending contiguous with the handle a short distance and turning upward in an-arcuate path to conform to the portion of the hand between the thumb and forefinger, the lower guard is disposed obliquely across the handle and is adapted to extend between the first and second fingers of the hand when the handles are gripped in the palm ofthe hand.

These guards are provided with clips 22, bent to slidably engage the handles, as shown in Figure 9, so that the guards may be moved to various positions longitudinally of the handle and thereby be disposed to fit the hand of the operator.

The renewable blades a-b are particularly shown in Figures 4 and 6, the blade shown in Figure i being shaped to conform with These jaws are each the jaw 10 and the blade shown in Figure 6 being shaped to conform with the other jaw 11. Each blade a and Z) embodying a plate portion 0 adapted to seat on the inner face of the side member 14, has an opening d through which the pivot pin 17 extends. The manner in which theseblades are disposed upon the respective jaws is shown in Figures 7 and 8. i

It will be observed that the blade fixed to the jaw 10, protrudes forward thereof and I shoulders 24: and 25 are formed on the aw members a short distance rearward of the cutting edges ofthe blades against which the cutting edges close, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 7, after the blades have as sumed their overlapping position. By this construction severance of the stem of the orange being acted on will be insured, as in event the shear fails tocut the fibersthe latter will be pinched between the blades and shoulders and thereby be completely severed.

The plate portions 0 of the blades are also formed to extend rearward contiguous with the handles a short distance and terminate in angularly disposed projections 26 and 27 respectively, which when the blades are secured in place extend inwardly toward one another to form a means for holding the coil spring 19; the projections extending into the end coils of the spring,

The operation of the shears is apparent from the foregoing, it being seen that when the jaws are brought together the cutting edges of the blades will pass each other with a shearing action and will be brought against the shoulders 24 and 25, as indicated by the dotted lines in A igure 7 the shoulders limiting the movement of the jaws relative to one another to prevent jamming and also providing a pinching effect as before de. scribed.

When the blades become dull or worn they may be readily removedfor sharpen ing or replacement, it being only necessary to renew the blades when the cutting edges oi the clippers are excessively worn, thus obviating renewing the complete tool.

By forming the jaws and blades concaveconvex, the stem of the fruit may be out so close to the surface of the fruit as not to project therefrom a suificient "distance to injure adjacent fruit in packing, as the convex curvature of the blade when positioned but may employ such other changes and modifications come within the. spirit of the invention, without departing from the scopeofthe appendedclaims. 1

I claim: i

1. In an orange clipper, a handle, a grip guard projecting outwardly from said handle having a portion. bent around the handle in slidable engagement therewith whereby the guard maybe moved longitudinally on the handle to fit the hand of the operator.-

2. In an orange clipper, a pairof handles,

a pivot pin' connecting said handles, each of said handles embodying a pair ofspaced side members one of which-terminates adj acent the pivot and the other being extended to form a jaw, the two side members of one of said handles'extending through the space between the sidemembers of the other handle, and a detachable blade secured to the jaw.

3. In an orange clipper, a pair of handles,

a pivot pin connecting saidhandles, each of said handles embodying a pair of spaced side members one ofwhichfterminates adjacent the pivot and, the other being extended to form a jaw, the two side members ofone'of said handles extending through the. space,

between the side members of the other handle, a detachable blade for the jaw, and a rivet connecting the blade to the jaw.

4:. In an orange clipper, a, pair of handles, a pivot pin connecting said handles, each of.

said handles: embodying a pair'of spaced side members one of which terminates adjaccnt the pivot and the other being extended to form a jaw, the two sidemembers of one of said handles extending through the space between the side members or the other handle, a detachable bladecomprising aplate portion seating on the inner face of the wall of the handle on which a jaw is formed having an opening therein through which the pivot pin extends and embodying a blade substantially conforming to the-jaw having a cutting edge projecting beyond-the edge of the i I 5. In an orange clipper, a pair of handles, a pivot pin connecting.'saidhandles, each of said handles embodying a pair of spaced" 'ide members one of which terminates ad: jacent the pivot and the other being extended to form a jaw, the two side members of one of said handles extending through the space between the side members of the other handle a detachable blade comprising a plate portion seating on the inner face of the wall of the handle on which a jaw is formed having an opening therein through which the pivot pin extends and embodying a blade substantially conforming to the jaw having a cutting edge projecting beyond the edge of the jaw; said plate portions of the blades being formed on their inner end portions with projections, and a coil spring having its end coils engaged by said projections.

BENIGNO GUERRERO. 

